Former minister | Mystery trip to Iran

Tehran – A mystery trip with dubious meetings! Sigmar Gabriel (59, SPD) has travelled to Tehran with a German economic delegation (15 owners of medium-sized businesses). The politician was welcomed by high-ranking representatives of the regime. He travelled to Iran on the invitation of his fellow former foreign minister, Javad Zarif.

The schedule includes, among other things: meetings with the head of the central bank, the energy minister, and the parliament speaker (who, in 2007, called the existence of the Holocaust an “open question”). Also at the reception: Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. His responsibility in Iran is to support Palestinian terror groups.

The trip was organized by the “Nah- und Mittelost-Verein” (Near and Middle East Association). The foreign office was informed about the trip in advance, but did not contribute to the expenses. It claims that the local Iranian embassy has supported the preparations and accompanied the delegation to the official events.

According to the Iranian news agency, Gabriel – appearing all statesmanlike – reaffirmed that Berlin would keep fulfilling its nuclear deal obligations. He disapproves of new sanctions against the regime: “It will be very important that the EU makes good on its promise to oppose the sanctions policy of the US, and to support the companies that still want to do business in Iran,” Gabriel told BILD.